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Part of 🌰︎ chestnut / chinkapin genus Castanea in beech / oak family Fagaceae in bayberry / beech / birch / oak / walnut order Fagales.
Native to eastern 🇺🇸 USA and very-southern 🇨🇦 Canada.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Castanea hosts caterpillars of 129 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ▲▲ toothed 🌳︎ broadleaf 🍃︎ branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins thorns pods, terminal buds w/2 scales